Laccaria longipes is a long-stemmed, sphagnum-loving species of Laccaria known from the Great Lakes region. It is usually found in the vicinity of spruces, tamarack, or alders. Like other Laccaria species, it has a white spore print and thick gills with a somewhat waxy texture. Aside from the long stem (measuring 7-15 cm long or more) and habitat in Midwestern sphagnum bogs, features that distinguish Laccaria longipes from other, similar Laccarias are primarily microscopic (see details below).

Description:

Ecology: Presumably mycorrhizal with conifers and northern hardwoods, but possibly saprobic; growing alone, scattered, or gregariously in sphagnum bogs; fall; distributed in the Great Lakes region.